
The Cool Mint Episode
This wide category of herbs shares a cooling effect that’s made it prized in cuisine and medicine alike around the world. Anney and Lauren explore the refreshing history and freshest science behind mi...
3 Apr 201931min

The Hardboiled Deviled Eggs Episode
People have been stuffing hardboiled eggs with mixtures of their own yolks plus various flavorings for millennia. Anney and Lauren explore the long history and exacting science behind deviled eggs. L...
29 Mar 201938min

A Peppering of Paprika
This spice, made from ground red peppers and ranging in flavor from sweet to pungent to spicy, is the stuff of culinary, legal, and puppet legend. Yes. Anney and Lauren explore the rich, colorful hist...
27 Mar 201933min

The Knotty Pretzel Episode
Pretzels have morphed from a religious symbol to a bar snack to a metaphor for principles of quantum physics. Anney and Lauren explore the twists of pretzel history, culture, and science. Learn more ...
22 Mar 201933min

The Bloomin’ Story of the Onion
This vegetable hibernates for the winter and has tear-inducing defense mechanisms. Anney and Lauren peel back layers of the long history and smelly science of onions. Learn more about your ad-choices...
20 Mar 201934min

Food TV: For Your Consumption
Food and cooking television shows have changed the way we approach food – both at home and in the restaurant industry. Anney and Lauren surf the history of food TV, from its radio roots through YouTub...
15 Mar 201948min

Farewell, New Orleans
To finish out our miniseries on New Orleans, we share a few more stories from our guests about what it’s really like to live there – of course the food scene, but also the music, the tourists, the une...
14 Mar 201937min

The Extra-Saucy Louisiana-Style Hot Sauce Episode
This wide category of hot sauces spices up dishes all over the South – and beyond. Anney and Lauren explore the history and culture of these cayenne- and tabasco-based condiments. Learn more about yo...
8 Mar 201938min



















